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Takedown Collaboration by Private Companies Creates Troubling Precedent

December 06, 2016

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube announced their intent to begin collaborating on the removal of terrorist propaganda across their services. CDT is deeply concerned that this joint project will create a precedent for cross-site censorship and will become a target for governments and private actors seeking to suppress speech across the web.

Global Application of French "Right to Be Forgotten" Law Would Pose Threat to Free Expression

November 23, 2016

French data protection officials are asserting authority to censor search results around the world, in a dangerous move that imperils freedom of expression and access to information online.

California AG's Student Privacy Guidelines a Step in the Right Direction

November 22, 2016

SOPIPA, ELPIPA, and the California Attorney General’s recent recommendations for protecting student data are not perfect, but supplement aging federal laws and enhance student privacy. CDT applauds California’s efforts in creating more and clearer laws regulating the use of student information.